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Obesity and Diabetes
New findings in obesity and diabetes described from Columbus Children's Hospital
December 10th, 2007
According to a study from Birmingham, the United Kingdom, "There are known to be ethnic differences in body composition in adults which are related to ethnic differences in adult disease. To evaluate gender and ethnic differences in percentage body fat in British schoolchildren and to compare these differences with classification of obesity using body mass index (BMI) criteria." "A cross-sectional study of 1251 healthy children and adolescents aged 5-18 years from white, South Asian and African-Caribbean ethnic groups. Percentage body fat was determined by dual x ray absorptiometry and the subjects classified using BMI criteria for overweight and obesity. Significant...
Source: Obesity & Diabetes Week (2007-12-10)
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